Vibrating magazine for applying hard material



June 16, 1936. w WOODS 2,044,556

VIBRATING MAGAZINE FOR APPLYING HARD MATERIAL Filed July 11, 1955 GORHAM w. WOODS, INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented June 16, 1936 UNITED STAT PATENT OFFICE VIBRATING MAGAZINE FOR APPLYING HARD MATERIAL Gotham W. Woods, Houston, Tex., assignor to Hughes Tool Company, Houston, Tex., a corporation of Texas Application July 11, 1935, Serial No. 30,939

3 Claims. (Cl. 221-1) My invention relates to a device for applying ably an electrically operated device, such as may hard facing material such as tungsten carbide be commonly obtained on the market. This to a tool blade. vibrator is housed in a handle-shaped casing at- Granulated tungsten carbide and other similar tached to the container 3 by straps l l encircling 5 hard materials called diamond substitutes are the container and secured at l2 to each side of 5 extensively employed as a wear resisting facing the vibrator. There is a push button switch l3 on cutter blades and the like to prolong the life which may be operated to cause the operation of the tool. This material is sometimes placed of the vibrator, said Swit being Conveniently within a tubular container which is melted by placed to be operated by the hand of the operator the application of a torch or are and the hard as he grasps the handle formed by the vibrator 10 facing and melted tube simultaneously are weldas will be readily understood. ed to the face of the tool. But where the addi- The manner in which the device is used will tion of other metal than the tungsten carbide be readily understood from the drawi e is not desired, the tungsten carbide must be constriction at the outlet of the spout 5 would placed upon the blade with a ladle, spoon or the tend to cause the particles of carbide to bridge 15 like in a slow and cumbersome manner. over the opening and interfere with the even de- I have as an object to provide a devic for livery of the carbide to the work. The vibration delivering comminuted hard material to the porg ven to the Container W however, p the tion of the cutter desired, so that it may be separticles loosely a d S0 t t y w w 2 cured in that position by the application of heat u rm y fr th zl up th su fa f by means of a torch, electric arc or otherwise. the w k- Y moving the nozzle al the blade I desire to provide a magazine to contain the 0f t tool to be treated the p at Will be hard material, and means connected there ith able to obtain the proper distribution of the ma- 1 to deliver the material from the magazine to teriel and Obtain the desired q a y of atethe work in a uniform stream so that it may be 25 applied in the required amount and welded in A180, as the C er a d vib ator are conposition. veniently formed for handling by the operator,

I desire t b b t feed th hard t n- ,1 the operator will have one hand free for other uniformly to the tool to be treated with one hand Operations S as Welding the material in p so that the other hand will be free to use the What I claim as new is: 30 torch to weld the hard material in place, 1. A device of the character described includ- In the drawing herewith is shown a central ng a p t b container f a ula ma e section through a feeding magazine in position, a Sp thereon aving a constricted p ng, delivering the hard material upon a tool blade. and a vibrator secured to said container to exert The use of hard facing material is commonly a vibration on said container and said material 35 applied upon well drills and I have shown, in as it is delivered from said opening, a housing the drawing, a broken section of a fishtail bit l. for said vibrator, Said housing forming a handle The particles of tungsten carbide 2 are placed whereby said container may be adjusted relawithin 2. containing chamber 3, which is shown tive to the work.

as cylindrical. At the forward end of the cham- 2. A device of the character described includ- 40 ber is a swedged nipple 4, the forward reduced ing a container for pulverized material, a deend of which is threaded for attachment to a livery spout thereon, a vibrator secured to said tubular spout 5. container and operative to vibrate said material The spout has its delivery end 6 constricted as it is delivered from said spout, said vibrator so as to provide an opening which is flattened being extended from said container to form a, 45

somewhat to enable the operator to spread the handle therefor in operation. material smoothly upon the work. 3. A container for comminuted material, a

The rear end of the container 3 may be closed spout thereon, a nozzle at the end of said spout by a cap I which I have shown as hinged at 8 and a vibrator secured to said container to form and latched in closed position by a spring latch 9. a handle therefor. 50

To cause vibration of the container, I employ GORHAM W. WOODS. any well known type of vibrator l0 and prefer- 

